BY MATT SCHOOLEYRoger Woo doesn’t mind when his wife takes a swing at him. He actually encourages it. Woo teaches mixed martial arts along with his wife, Barbara, at Tokyo Joe’s in Hooksett, and organizes a cage fighting team out of the studio called Team Woo. The team took part in a May 17, cage fighting event in Bedford, winning two ...

BY SAPNA PATHAK Amy Nagel considers herself a perfectionist. Five years ago, however, it was not a personality trait she embraced, nor was it something she was proud of. But that was years ago. Now holding a black belt at the ATA Karate Center of New Hampshire, Nagel transformed the once-hindering trait into one she uses to her advantage. ...

Seventeen-year-old Erica Therrien, a resident of Goffstown, has a lot to be proud of this summer after an exceptional showcase of talent at the recently completed ATA World Taekwondo Championships held in Little Rock, Ark. Therrien, a martial arts enthusiast, was ranked as one of the top 10 competitors in the world in her age division for ...